Readers of the Heidelblog know that R. Scott Clark has helped countless people understand the confessional Reformed tradition in new and richer ways. Scott has been laboring to this end for more than thirty years by teaching church history at Westminster Seminary . . . Continue reading →
The church’s older wisdom about death may be one of its most necessary gifts in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). This may seem like an unlikely connection, so I will explain. The Christian art of dying well (ars moriendi) belongs to . . . Continue reading →
Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern, Wednesday October 28, 2026 right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
On July 25, twenty-one-year-old Abdul Ballout drove a van into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride festival before stabbing attendees with a machete. One woman was killed and twenty-nine people were injured. German authorities described the incident as a suspected Islamist terrorist attack; . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark discusses how scripture links pastor and overseer to shepherding, not “cowboying.” Jesus is the Chief Shepherd; pastors feed and protect the flock through teaching and voluntary oversight. Unlike cowboys controlling cattle, shepherds guide sheep gently, avoiding lording over them. Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark explores why confessional Presbyterian and Reformed churches often experience slower growth and maintain smaller congregations than the broadly evangelical churches in America. Continue reading →
As I noted in the first part of this series, many young people want to get married and have children, yet they feel discouraged and doubt they will find a mate. Last time we focused on the problem of finding a spouse . . . Continue reading →
Pub culture has died, just as the England I remember and loved has died. On a small but notable point, the British government now limits the type of foreigner with whom I can share the buying of rounds. There is no chance . . . Continue reading →
These were the top five posts for the week of October 19–25, 2026. Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark continues the series, “Rome, Constantinople, Or Geneva?” looking at the doctrine of salvation, especially the doctrine of justification. The biblical understanding of our justification for God is that we are justified, or declared righteous, by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Continue reading →
Despite the lessons that history might teach about the creation of an evangelical elite now, a fundamental hiccup in the ideal, whether mainline Protestant, evangelical, or Christian nationalist, is the distinction between the sacred and the secular that pietists (high and low . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, the Superfriends discuss Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). For Christians, what Yom Kippur represents is very encouraging because we know that Jesus is our substitute and he turned away God’s wrath for our sins; Jesus is the atonement that was promised and to which Leviticus 16 and 23 point to. Continue reading →
As patriotic duty requires, every two years my wife and I tune in for at least a couple of hours during the Olympic Games. Designed to represent the pinnacle of sport, the games provide a rare opportunity for viewers to expand their . . . Continue reading →
In this episode Dr Clark and Brad Isbell discuss ecumenism. What is it? From where does the word come (hint: it’s Greek), what should we think about it and can we be ecumenical and faithful to the Scriptures as confessed by the Reformed churches? Continue reading →
According to a variety of translations, in verse 3 of his prologue, Luke claims to have “carefully investigated” everything he presents to Theophilus. However, in recent years, this translation has been challenged by a number of scholars. David Moessner has argued that . . . Continue reading →
In this episode, Dr. Clark considers a question that has troubled philosophers for centuries: “Is the world that we experience with our five senses real, or just an illusion?” But Dr. Clark says that the world was made to be known, and you were made to know it. Continue reading →
Though he’s one of the world’s foremost Reformed theologians, Ferguson has written this book as a simple guide to Christian truth for young people. You’ll search in vain for big words like sanctification, justification, or propitiation. Everything important in Christian doctrine is . . . Continue reading →
This first translation of Girolamo Zanchi‘s (1560–1590) Five Books on the Nature of God is a welcome addition to the study of the Reformed theology of God, particularly theology proper—the theology of who and what he is. Translator Patrick O’Banion proves himself . . . Continue reading →
Why Is [Covenant] Nomism So Attractive? “Good” motives can lead to bad, even deadly, theology. Only God knows what is in people’s hearts, so I am not judging or speaking about the personal intentions of those who would bring their own works . . . Continue reading →
When a preacher uses the Law to “temper” the Gospel – so no one gets carried away and abuses their freedom – he is a legal preacher. Yes, we affirm and preach the third use of the Law. The Law guides the . . . Continue reading →
Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern, Wednesday October 21, 2026 right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast YouTube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
